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Cuff Liberty pay voucher

 Collection — Box: Currency, Stamps, and Miscellany Box, Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16821
Content Description This collection contains one Revolutionary War pay voucher to Cuff Liberty, an African American soldier from Middletown, Connecticut, who was one of approximately 300 enslaved or freemen from Connecticut who fought for the Continental Army. The government-issued vouchers promised full payment by a certain date and paid interest until the full amount was collected. The voucher, measuring 8" X 4", is printed on laid paper with a black decorative border, numbered in ink "3958" for £13,6,7 1/2."...
Dates: 1782 - 1789